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roorkee chair

roorkee chair is the alternative letter-case form of Roorkee chair.

Noun capitalized: Roorkee chair

Roorkee chair (plural Roorkee chairs)

  1. (historical) An iconic, lightweight, and portable folding campaign chair designed for British military officers in the late 19th century.
    • A roorkee chair is not only very convenient for transport, as it takes to pieces when not in use, and is easily put up when required , but is exceedingly comfortable for tent use.1912, James Dunbar-Brunton, Big Game Hunting in Central Africa, page 4
    • Kermit and I sat in our roorkee chairs and smoked.1926, Theodore Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, page 127

Forms of roorkee chair

pluralroorkee chairs
pluralRoorkee chairs
alternative formroorkee chair

Questions about roorkee chair

What does roorkee chair mean?
Roorkee chair means an iconic, lightweight, and portable folding campaign chair designed for British military officers in the late 19th century.
What is roorkee chair the alternative letter-case form of?
Roorkee chair is the alternative letter-case form of Roorkee chair.
What part of speech is roorkee chair?
Roorkee chair is a noun.
What is the plural of roorkee chair?
The plural of roorkee chair is roorkee chairs.

Words near roorkee chair in the dictionary

  1. roorback
  2. roorbacks
  3. Roorda
  4. Roordas
  5. Roorkee
  6. roorkee chair
  7. roorkee chairs
  8. roos
  9. roosa oil
  10. roose
  11. roosed

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